Man reportedly stabbed in Claxton

An Oak Ridge man was flown by LifeStar air ambulance to the University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville on Monday after he was reportedly stabbed in the chest at a residence in Claxton.

by Beverly Majors/Staff

An Oak Ridge man was flown by LifeStar air ambulance to the University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville on Monday after he was reportedly stabbed in the chest at a residence in Claxton.

Anderson County Sheriff's Department reports said 27-year-old Alex J. Hamrick of 112 Ulysses Lane, was stabbed in the chest near his left armpit during an incident about midnight at 185 Cedar Circle.

UT hospital spokeswoman Susan Wyatt said Tuesday that Hamrick had been discharged from the hospital after treatment.

Michael Alan Cordova, 52, who lives at the Claxton address, was sitting in a chair on the front porch when Sheriff's Department deputies arrived. Hamrick was reportedly sitting on the road in front of Cordova’s driveway and told deputies Cordova stabbed him. Both men were bleeding, Cordova from his lips and chin.

Charges could be pending the outcome of the investigation. Reports said Cordova made no statement and deputies had not yet interviewed Hamrick.